What's Up In The Missouri Valley 1/22/2018

The Morning Dish – Saturday, January 20, 2018--Hoopville

Tonight’s Menu

We’ve got quite a day of action in store from start to finish.
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The Missouri Valley has an important game on tap between a pair of 5-2 teams as Missouri State visits Drake (4 p.m.)

The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 21, 2018--Hoopville

Today’s Menu:
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Loyola (Ill.) attempts to keep a share of first in the Missouri Valley but has a tricky road test at Valparaiso (4 p.m., ESPNU). The Crusaders’ size should test the Ramblers.

Who Can Win on the Road?--Valley Hoops Insider

Tough Lessons @ Bradley & SIUE--Valley Hoops Insider
Reynolds: Braves show road improvement in 70-57 loss at Illinois State--Peoria Star Journal
Reynolds: Immediate transfer proposal on hold--Peoria Star Journal
No easy road pickins for Valley--Peoria Star Journal
Loud crowd, stingy defense keys Bradley win over Evansville--Peoria Star Journal
Braves Win 12th-Straight Home Game, Defeat Evansville, 66-53--bradleybraves.com

Road Win Streak Snapped At Indiana State--bradleybraves.com
Braves Blitz Evansville 117-59--bradleybraves.com

'We're fired up': What we learned from Drake's 61-58 win over Missouri State--Des Moines Register
Men’s Basketball Stays In First Place With A 61-58 Victory Over Missouri State--godrakebulldogs.com

Drake women give Golden State look in win over Northern Iowa--Des Moines Register
Women’s Basketball Defeats UNI, 81-64--godrakebulldogs.com

UE basketball at bottom looking up in Missouri Valley Conference after loss at Bradley--Evansville Courier & Press
Simmons scores 1,000th point in loss to Bradley--gopurpleaces.com

ACES INSTANT REPLAY - UE Women come up short to Illinois State on "We Back Pat" Night--gopurpleaces.com
Women's basketball clipped by Redbirds--gopurpleaces.com
Aces fall to Bradley--gopurpleaces.com

'Beatdown': ISU blown out early as Scott sparks Indiana State rout--The Pantagraph
Rally in the Valley: Experience proving to be the X-factor--Vidette Online
Marra: Horrors at the Hulman--Vidette Online
'Birds battered by Indiana State, 84-54--Vidette Online
Redbirds Fall in Terre Haute--goredbirds.com

Hy-Vee to Host Kristen Gillespie and Dan Muller Coaches Shows Tonight--goredbirds.com

Green scores career-high 22 points to spark ISU women to rout--The Pantagraph
Redbird women shoot for three straight--The Pantagraph
Late Sycamore rally drops Redbirds--The Pantagraph
Redbird hoops wins second straight, defeats Evansville 67-43--Vidette Online
Redbirds stumble in loss to Sycamores--Vidette Online
Redbirds Capture Second Straight MVC Win at Evansville--goredbirds.com
Redbirds Drop to Sycamores in Fourth Quarter Battle--goredbirds.com
Women's Basketball Hosts "We Back Pat" Game on Friday--goredbirds.com

Committed Sycamores destroy Redbirds--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Sycamores Explode For Big Victory Over Illinois State--gosycamores.com

ISU women turn in best performance of season against MVC foe Bradley--Terre Haute Tribune Star
ISU women grind out 52-49 win for weekend sweep--Terre Haute Tribune Star
Sycamores Claim 65-50 Win over Bradley--gosycamores.com
Sycamores Hold Off Redbirds with Fourth Quarter Stand--gosycamores.com

Custer’s Big Second Half Leads Loyola Past Valpo, 70-54--loyolaramblers.com
Red-Hot Ramblers Sweep MVC Men’s Basketball Weekly Awards--loyolaramblers.com

Suffocating Defense Powers Missouri State Past Loyola, 75-36--loyolaramblers.com

Drake alone in first place after beating Missouri State--Springfield News-Leader
Four takeaways from Missouri State's loss to Drake--Springfield News-Leader
Drake comes back to take down Missouri State in battle of first place teams--The Standard
Timmer, Bulldogs Slip Past Bears in Des Moines--missouristatebears.com
Hungry Bears Seek Road Win at Bradley--missouristatebears.com

Lady Bears hold out against Valparaiso for fourth straight win--Springfield News-Leader
Lady Bears disarm the Crusaders--The Standard
Lady Bears preview: Loyola--The Standard
Lady Bears blow out Ramblers--The Standard
Lady Bears Run Away from Valpo, 83-60--missouristatebears.com
MSU Wins Big for Harper’s 250th Career Victory--missouristatebears.com
Big Weekend Earns Fruendt MVC Player of the Week Honors--missouristatebears.com

UNI basketball: Panthers, Salukis ready for round two--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
College basketball: Panthers can't crack Saluki defense--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Salukis Defeat Panthers, 64-53--unipanthers.com
Free Admission to MBB With United Way Donation--unipanthers.com
UNI Readying for Illinois State on Wednesday--unipanthers.com

College women's basketball: Drake snuffs out late UNI charge--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier

Salukis challenging Pippen to play bigger against Northern Iowa--The Southern Illinoisan
Phyfe emerges just in time for Panthers--The Southern Illinoisan
Salukis complete regular-season sweep of Northern Iowa, 64-53--The Southern Illinoisan
Salukis complete season sweep of Northern Iowa--Daily Egyptian
Men's Basketball completes season sweep of Northern Iowa with 64-53 win--siusalukis.com

Saluki women hold off Valparaiso 74-63--The Southern Illinoisan
Salukis' Silvey named MVC newcomer of the week--The Southern Illinoisan
Hefferman: Stein shares No. 350 with fellow players, coaches--The Southern Illinoisan
Silvey leads Salukis past the Crusaders--Daily Egyptian
Women's Basketball holds on for 74-63 win over Valpo--siusalukis.com
Makenzie Silvey named MVC Newcomer of the Week--siusalukis.com

The top 15 Canadians playing college basketball at mid-major schools--Mid-Major Madness

5. Tevonn Walker | Montreal, QC | 6’2 G Sr. | Valparaiso

NCAA Basketball: Valparaiso at Purdue Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

Walker declared for the NBA draft following last season, but after testing the waters he decided to return to Valpo for his senior season. He has come along way since playing for Vanier College in the CCAA, and was named to the Horizon League All-Defensive team while averaging 11.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game in 2016-17. Walker is leading his team in scoring so far this year, with 15.9 points along with 5.1 rebounds per game.

Second thoughts: Bakari Evelyn stars, but Valparaiso fades late in loss to Loyola--Post-TRibune
Valparaiso has lost 10 of last 13 games--NWI Times
Smits Matches Career High As Crusaders Fall to Ramblers--valpoathletics.com

Trio of Crusaders Reach Double Figures on Friday at Missouri State--valpoathletics.com
Valpo’s Valiant Comeback Effort Falls Shy at Southern Illinois--valpoathletics.com
Franklin Named ‘So You Want to be a Coach’ Participant--valpoathletics.com

MVC MBB Weekly Notes (Jan. 22)--The Missouri Valley

Women's Basketball Player/Newcomer of the Week (Jan. 22)--The Missouri Valley